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Lost among the Sturm und Drang of Donald Trump's improbable ascendency was another, not quite as surprising but still pretty surprising storyline: Los Angeles voters rejected NIMBYism. This group of voters, so named for the phrase "not in my backyard," are known for their rejection of L.A.'s growing urbanism and their...

A new, 12,000-seat outdoor amphitheater could open in Irvine as early as next summer. Live Nation says it would operate the "interim" venue, which would temporarily replace the closing Irvine Meadows amphitheater. Live Nation also says they hope to build a new permanent venue in Irvine in the coming years. Live...

Angelenos wringing their hands over the fates of Hollywood institutions like Amoeba Music — which everyone thought was closing for a split second earlier this month — may at least be able to rest easy when it comes to the Hollywood Palladium. The city's Planning and Land Use Committee recommended...

It was just the sort of attack that the fortresslike walls of the Medici were designed to repel: a phalanx of 50 or so union members and affordable-housing advocates, wielding handmade signs (most in the same handwriting) with slogans such as "Good Jobs and Affordable Housing Now" and "NO more...

Is Amoeba Music, Hollywood's megalithic music mecca, going the way of Tower Records? On Monday afternoon, it seemed to appear so. The local news site LAist reported that they'd discovered a rendering of a 20-story mixed-use tower in the lot currently occupied by Amoeba. The illustration had been posted on the website...

Opponents of the "Neighborhood Integrity Initiative" – a ballot measure that would limit development in Los Angeles – released a poll this week, showing the proposal losing by a seven-point margin. In May, the independent polling firm Fairbanks, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates – hired by the 'No' campaign – interviewed 800...